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Bacteria offer insights into human decision making

Bacteria offer insights into human decision making

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (18) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying how bacteria under stress collectively weigh and initiate different survival strategies say they have gained new insights into how humans make strategic decisions that ...





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How to Set Achievable Wellness Goals

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Small decisions, made throughout the day, are reflected in overall health and wellness. These decisions help achieve countless goals every day. Wellness goals can be as small as “I’m going to get eight hours ...


EU antitrust chief slams senators on Oracle deal

Technology / Business

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4

(AP) -- The European Union's antitrust chief said Tuesday that U.S. senators who pressed her to approve Oracle Corp.'s takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. should stop interfering in Europe's affairs and prioritize U.S. health ...


Pandemic toolkit offers flu with a view

Pandemic toolkit offers flu with a view

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As communities brace for rising wintertime influenza cases, scientists are developing a mathematical and visual analytic toolkit to help health officials quickly analyze pandemics and craft ...


GAO: FDA yet to make safety changes post-Vioxx

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration still hasn't restructured its staff to better monitor drug safety, more than three years after experts recommended key changes in the wake of the Vioxx scandal.


Who gets expensive cancer drugs? A tale of 2 nations

Medicine & Health / Other

created 18 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

The well-worn notion that patients in the United States have unfettered access to the most expensive cancer drugs while the United Kingdom's nationalized health care system regularly denies access to some high-cost treatments ...


Low-cost temperature sensors, tennis balls to monitor mountain snowpack

Low-cost temperature sensors, tennis balls to monitor mountain snowpack

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fictional secret agent Angus MacGyver knew that tough situations demand ingenuity. Jessica Lundquist takes a similar approach to studying snowfall. The University of Washington assistant professor ...


Globalive to launch mobile phone service in Canada

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Canadian government said Friday that it has approved a request from Egyptian-backed telecom Globalive Wireless Management Corp. to launch its mobile phone service in Canada.


A view of an offshore wind power farm in Germany

EU grants 1.5 billion euros for wind farms, carbon capture

Technology / Energy

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The EU commission on Wednesday granted 1.5 billion euros (2.2 billion dollars) to offshore wind farms and carbon capture and storage schemes to help relaunch Europe's economy and cut greenhouse gas emissions.


Researchers identify barriers to HPV vaccination uptake in low-income populations

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results of two separate studies show lower rates of HPV vaccination in low-income populations, and identify vaccination barriers and tailored interventions that may help to increase HPV vaccine uptake rates.


Court to review employer access to worker messages

Technology / Other

created 6 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide how much privacy workers have when they send text messages from on their employers' accounts.



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